The Devil to Pay : American Soldier of Fortune in Castro's Revolution (inscribed first printing)

Moore, Robin

Published by Coward McCann, New York, 1961

About this Item

Coward McCann. New York. 1961. 320 pages. First edition; first printing. Book is about fine; with slight toning along panel edges. $4.50 price intact on DJ flap with 5 open chips. This is a signed association copy of author Robin Moore. Moore ever the flamboyant author who was the son of the man who founded the Sheraton Hotel chain, was Harvard-educated where he became close pals with Robert F. Kennedy, and then he went on to pen the best sellers the Green Berets and The French Connection among others, the former of which translated incredibly well to the silver screen. Moore's inscription on FFEP reads: For ___, As we sit (so often and in a bittersweet mood we seem to do this) at Idlewild waiting for a plane to take me away. Love, Robin. Idlewild, March 30, 1961. All things point to this being an intimate association copy as the dated inscription coincides with the publishing of this new title; and Mr. Moore's inscription reads as though the two of them are waiting together at the airport for him to leave; again. (Idlewild being the former name of NYC's JFK airport; changed in tribute to Moore's close pal's brother's assassination.) Ironically this story tells the story of a hired American mercenary tangled-up in Castro's revolution; and this inscription is dated only 17 days before Moore's Harvard pals would order the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. Almost makes you wonder where Mr. Moore was headed to with his intelligence after penning this inscription for this book chronicling the firsthand secret exploits of an American soldier of fortune intertwined with the Castro brothers, and who were the focus of a failed coup by the author's Harvard pals only 17 days later. An incredible copy of an uncommon title, in an uncommon DJ, for a book in incredibly well-preserved condition; with a most unique author inscription. Seller Inventory # 001919

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Devil to Pay : American Soldier of ...

Publisher: Coward McCann, New York

Publication Date: 1961

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition